While “IBM” probably isn’t the first name that pops to mind when thinking of “SSDs,” the company still has a point here: it just set a new performance record in the solid state drive arena. Fame or not, IBM has just made clear that its SSD-equipped System Storage EXP12S device has nailed down a new performance record based on the Storage Performance Council’s new extension to SPC Benchmark 1C (SPC-1C).As with most other benchmarks, the new SPC benchmark extension provides fresh insight into the performance and